UT football: Kansas State fallout continues

AUSTIN — The day after the Texas Longhorns fell to their first losing record of the century, the bad news kept coming.

UT announced Sunday that senior starting cornerback Chykie Brown will miss the rest of the season after breaking his right forearm in Saturday’s 39-14 loss to Kansas State. Brown started 29 games during his UT career, which is now over.

If Aaron Williams, who missed Saturday’s game due to a concussion, can recover in time for this week’s game against Oklahoma State, he is the likely starter at Brown’s cornerback spot, with backup safety Kenny Vaccaro moving to Williams’ nickel back position.

But the injury situation aside, one of the most-discussed stories to come out of the KSU aftermath was coach Mack Brown’s comments about his backup quarterback.

Starter Garrett Gilbert threw five interceptions through the game’s first three quarters, and UT coach Mack Brown said the coaches considered playing backup Case McCoy in the fourth quarter. His explanation for why McCoy didn’t enter the game was curious, to say the least.

“We tried to put him in with seven minutes (left),” Brown said. “He wasn’t loose. Then he started getting loose, and Garrett moved the ball.”